Romania's parliament has approved a two-year program to train Ukrainian marines, the latest in a series of moves by Bucharest to help Kyiv defend itself from Moscow's full-scale invasion. Romania has quietly become one of Ukraine's most indispensable allies.

Romania's radar systems have identified a second drone incursion within two days. Fighter jets scrambled to respond did not visually confirm either drone. On October 17, an unidentified object was detected heading toward Constanza,